Mancini disputes Keane’s ‘cocky’ Hart claim

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has defended goalkeeper Joe Hart from Roy Keane’s claims that he is “too cocky”.

Former Manchester United and Ireland star Keane, working as an ITV pundit at England’s World Cup qualifier in Poland in midweek, said he felt Hart had been a “little bit too cocky this year”.

His remarks also came in spite of a performance against Borussia Dortmund earlier in the month after which Hart was hailed by some as the best keeper in the world. But the 25-year-old was at fault as Poland equalised to claim a 1-1 draw after the international in Warsaw was rearranged for Wednesday.